Part 3, never, ever, I hate you, but ...

Updated 6:05 pm, Thursday, February 13, 2014

We pick up the overheard story of love in crisis ... but hang on for the happy ending. (And what's the most romantic thing anyone ever said to you? Share it with a comment on SFGate's Leah Garchik blog. And see Will Hearst's pics of romance at the SF Snap blog.)

It's over and done

-- "Should I tell her in person or just text her?" (Man to man, overheard at Cook in St. Helena by Randolph Siverson)

-- "Are you breaking up with me? You aren't breaking up with me, are you? Text me first." (Young man on cell, overheard in Boston while boarding a flight to SFO by Eldon Killian)

-- Man 1: "I told you we would grow old together." Man 2: "Yes, but I never agreed to aging." (Conversation at RL restaurant in Chicago, overheard by Rafael Trickett-Robles)

-- "He broke up with me! And he's a Buddhist!" (Woman on cell, overheard on bus by Dan Wohlfeiler)

-- "I try to be a loving person. But I just hate him." (Woman of a certain age, overheard in Larkspur by Colleen McGarry)

Happily ever after

-- "He said it was good, but not as good as my soup. Of course, he knows I get terribly upset if he criticizes my cooking." (Woman to women, overheard at Caffe 817 in Oakland by Miltiades Mandros)

-- "Why are you complaining? He does everything you tell him to do." (Woman to woman, overheard on College Avenue in Rockridge by Chuck Byrne)

-- "What was the point of me coming if you're not going to talk to me?" (Man to woman, overheard while Christmas shopping in Burlingame by Doris Mortensen)

-- "Let's practice getting old." (Woman motioning her husband to take the ramp instead of the stairs, overheard while leaving Piatti in Mill Valley by M.T. Caen)

-- Pharmacist assistant: "The drugs you requested are not covered by insurance. Which ones would you like to purchase?" Customer: "I want to purchase the Viagra today. The others I will come back for." (Conversation at neighborhood pharmacy, overheard by Glen Schwartz)

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